BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT JOBS BY STATE

Each Police Job or Law Enforcement Career within a particular state has minimum or basic requirements that must be met in order to apply for a particular police job. The chart below shows the basic requirements for law enforcement jobs within the state listed.  These are basic requirements.  Each jobs and agency will have their own minimum requirements.  This list is just a guide.

State	Citizenship	Age	Background Check	Education	Good Character	Valid Drivers License	Residence	Physical Health	Employed by State
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
State	Citizenship	Age	Background Check	Education	Good Character	Valid Drivers License	Residence	Physical Health	Employed by State